Bowl of Sour Cherry Soup - Cold
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Sour Cherry Soup - Cold


Hungary   -   Hideg Meggyleves

Serves:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
6 dessert
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3 min
Yes
In Hungary this is served as a soup before the main course. In North America it's served as a dessert. There are many variations (see Note-3) and no official "right way".

1
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1/2
5
1/2
1/8
1/4
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2
1/3

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c
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T
c

Sour Cherries (1)  
-- Broth
Lemon Zest
Water
Sugar (2)
Cinnamon
Salt
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Flour
Sour Cream

Make:   -   (30 min)
  1. Wash CHERRIES, stem and pit them, retaining all juice. A good cherry pitter works well here.
  2. Grate ZEST (yellow only) from 1/2 LEMON.
  3. Mix all Broth items in a non-reactive pot. Bring to a simmer for about 5 minutes. Taste for flavor and adjust if needed.
  4. Stir Cherries into Broth and simmer for about 5 minutes.
  5. Stir Flour into Sour Cream and whip thoroughly to blend. Slowly spoon about 1/4 cup of the liquid into the sour cream, stirring as you add, then stir the mix into the soup pot. Bring to a simmer and simmer until it thickens just a bit, about another 4 minutes.
  6. Chill soup thoroughly, keeping it closely covered to keep it from skinning over.
  7. Serve chilled. You can garnish with a dollop of whipped cream or pass additional sour cream on the side.
NOTES:
  1. Sour Cherries:

      Fresh or frozen - weight is after pitting. For fresh cherries Expect 1-1/4 pounds to yield 1 pound after stemming and pitting - and perhaps add a bit more for pilfering.
  2. Sugar:

      Regular granulated sugar is most commonly used. I've cut it back to 1/2 cup. Most Hungarian recipes would use about 3/4 cup but I like it less sweet and more fruity, or you could go 2/3 cup as a compromise.
  3. Variations:

  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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